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(Left) USAID Education Chief Thomas Crehan introduces USAID’s EQuALLS2 project to newly appointed DepED Region XII Director Isabelita Borres (right) in her office in Koronadal City, South Cotabato. Looking on are (l-r) EQuALLS2 Chief Marcial Salvatierra, USAID Education Specialist Mirsharrif Tillah, and EQuALLS2 Deputy Chief Kevin Corbin. |
USAID strengthened its collaboration with the Philippines’ Department of Education (DepED) for better basic education in Mindanao through a consultation meeting with newly appointed DepED Region XII Director Isabelita Borres and her division superintendants and senior staff on January 12, 2010 in Koronadal City, South Cotabato. USAID Office of Education Chief Thomas Crehan introduced efforts to increase access to quality basic education in Regional Director Borres’ region under USAID’s flagship education project, the Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS2) project. As of 2009, USAID has supported 166 Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs), constructed and repaired 135 classrooms, refurbished 58 community learning centers, trained 10,392 teachers and school administrators, provided 189,216 textbooks, and engaged 10,331 out-of-school children and youth in alternative learning systems and workforce development programs in Region XII. Dir. Borres expressed great enthusiasm in working with USAID.
